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DAVIS, Calif. —January 11, 2019— A police officer who had been on the job only a few weeks was shot and killed by a suspect who opened fire as she was investigating a three-car crash, authorities in Northern California said.

The suspect, who has not been identified, was later found dead inside a Davis, California, home with a self-inflicted gunshot wound, the Davis Police Department said.

Police officials said Officer Natalie Corona, 22, was shot after responding alone to a traffic accident shortly before 7 p.m.